Genus Thermacetogenium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Thermacetogenium Hattori et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermacetogenium phaeum Hattori et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. neut. n. Thermacetogenium, thermophilic vinegar producer.
Valid publication: HATTORI (S.), KAMAGATA (Y.), HANADA (S.) and SHOUN (H.): Thermacetogenium phaeum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1601-1609.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermacetogenium phaeum Hattori et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PB = ATCC BAA-254 = DSM 12270.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB020336.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. phaeum (from Gr. neut. adj. phaion), brown, referring to the color of the colonies.
Valid publication: HATTORI (S.), KAMAGATA (Y.), HANADA (S.) and SHOUN (H.): Thermacetogenium phaeum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1601-1609.
Original article in IJSEM Online